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Nightowlish
I was tired most of today. You could blame it on the weather. Grey, drizzly, typical November, really. Or perhaps it was the insufficient sleep of the last two nights. Always restless, brain never stopping. It probably doesn’t help that … Continue reading
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Tagged #freelancing, #insomnia, writing
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10 years ago today
It’s hard to believe, but on the 6th July 2006 I left Germany on a journey that would take me nearly ten years before I returned. My brother had taken me to an airport outside Berlin in the early morning … Continue reading
Posted in Things I care about, Writing
Tagged #family, #freelancing, #friendship, #RTW, #travelling, round the world, ten years, trip of a lifetime, writing
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Word by word
It’s time to get writing again. There’s not a day that I don’t write. But I write for my clients, not for myself. Except for the occasional thought that I scribble into a notebook or jot down using a memo … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged #freelancing, #inspiration, #words, writing, writing every day
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Work vs work
One of my Christmas presents was an upgrade to my “old” laptop. I’ve had it for two years and it’s already pretty dated, which is somewhat ridiculous, but that’s today’s technology for you. It was getting so slow, however, as … Continue reading
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Tagged #freelance writer, #freelancing, #work, #writing
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In the New Year everything will be different
That’s a very literal translation of something we say in Germany “Im neuen Jahr wird alles anders”. It’s actually the title of a satirical little book. But it’s something we say at the turn of the years and since this … Continue reading
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Tagged #freelancing, #new year's resolutions, #writing, resolutions
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The opening up of a new chapter
It feels as if I haven’t written in forever. Certainly I have not posted anything new to this blog in quite some time. The stats page tells me I’ve written three posts this year. Last year that would have been … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged #big trip, #blogging, #change, #comfortzone, #Doubt, #freedom, #freelancing, #friends, #happiness, #introvert, #writing
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2014 is dead, long live 2015
Or: out with the old and in with the new. First of all, this blog is not dead. I’ve not posted in a while and the last few posts were few and far, but I am travelling and I am … Continue reading
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Tagged #2014, #2015, #a better world, #blogging, #bravery, #change, #creativity, #ebola, #freelancing, #Gaza, #hope, #joy, #MH17, #MH370, #Neil Gaiman, #New Year, #russia, #travelling, #writing
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And now everything’s surreal
I’ve been sitting on my own words for at least a week now, probably longer. I think it started just before I was headed for Machu Picchu. I mean, I was about to see one of the new Seven Wonders … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged # dreams, #big trip, #blogging, #creativity, #freelancing, #Machu Picchu, #NaNoWriMo, #Nazca, #photography, #spending words, #surreal, #Wayna Picchu, #writing
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Speaking of reality
I decided to create my own page that I would use to direct potential clients to. As a freelancer, who’s officially earning money now, I need my own page. I have my blogs and I will keep all three of … Continue reading
In the jungle
I’ve spent a good chunk of this week trying to disentangle the mysteries of the freelancing jungle. And let me tell you, the information available on the interweb is vast. I have nothing to add but my own perspective. I’m coming … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged # dreams, #being your own boss, #freelancing, #the sky is the limit, #travelling, #working for yourself, #writing
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